La vida mismamente o algo parecido

XXVIII Premio UNED de narración breve 2017, incluye primer premio "CIRCULAR C1: CUATRO CAMINOS - EMBAJADORES", accésit "ANATOMÍA DE UN GRITO" y seleccionados para su publicación "LA VOTACIÓN" "LAS BRUJAS" "EL AGUINALDO DE NAVIDAD" y "EL PARAGUAS ROJO"

When Lany, the daughter of a prosperous Colombian family, is kidnapped and remains in captivity, she becomes a member of a violent drug gang and a lover of women who cannot escape the consequences of her past no matter where she goes.

George Sand: Isidora Erstdruck 1845 unter dem Titel ›Isidora‹. Auf Deutsch erschienen im Verlag der Franckh'schen Buchhandlung, Stuttgart, 1846. Übersetzung von Dr. Scherr. Neuausgabe. Herausgegeben von Karl-Maria Guth. Berlin 2017. Umschlaggestaltung von Thomas Schultz-Overhage unter Verwendung des Bildes: George Sand, von Nadar, 1864. Gesetzt aus der Minion Pro, 11 pt.

Straight-laced and anxiety-ridden Anna never expected to save someone's life. When she sees a woman standing on the ledge of a bridge, she can't help but intervene. The unexpected kindness from a stranger changes the course of Kylie's life. Only now, she has to figure out a way to tell her creepy boss that she can't exactly dance around a dimly lit pole with an ugly cast halfway up her leg. Kylie's scars are inked upon her body, while Anna can't go a whole day without popping painkillers. Determined to make her therapist proud, Anna takes a chance on opening her heart and her home to someone...